‘To say there is no such thing as “the English character” or “English values” is as good as saying there is no England at all.’

✍️ Eliot Wilson

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Sunak is deluded to think his bungled Rwanda scheme can save him 👇

✍️ Patrick O’Flynn spectator.co.uk/article/sunak-…

'The election of Donald meant that the forces of darkness had been let loose, and NPR was suddenly forced to put aside the niceties of (more or less) honest reporting.'

✍️ Peter Wood spectator.co.uk/article/how-np…

'In America, hard work and talent are prized commodities. If the Sussexes’ Hollywood experience is any indication, they are sorely lacking in both of these qualities.'

✍️ Lee Cohen spectator.co.uk/article/dear-b…

‘There are just 277 Conservative peers out of a total of 788 listed on the House of Lords website – or 35 per cent of those who can currently vote.’

✍️ Steerpike

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'To most Israelis, though, sanctioning any part of the IDF during Israel’s worst war in decades is a wedge too far.'

✍️ Arieh Kovler spectator.co.uk/article/why-bi…

A new anthropological type is emerging, says Pascal Bruckner – the shrivelled, hyperconnected being who no longer needs others or the outside world

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'Chris Cash, the parliamentary aide accused of spying for China, is to be charged with espionage offences, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said today.'

✍️ James Heale spectator.co.uk/article/parlia…

'Electric cars have established themselves as a premium project for well-off, environmentally-concerned motorists who enjoy access to off-street parking, but they are having serious problems widening their appeal to the mass market.'

✍️ Ross Clark spectator.co.uk/article/desper…

'Whether you hate The Beatles or love them (yeah, yeah, yeah), their influence on pretty much everything pop music has offered since is, surely, undeniable.'

✍️ Mark Solomons spectator.co.uk/article/what-b…

A teacher like Michael Tanner would never survive in today’s university climate

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🎙 Coffee House Shots | Will there be a summer election?

🗣 James Heale speaks to Katy Balls and Fraser Nelson about what could be an all-night parliamentary showdown on the Rwanda vote, and whether an early summer election is on the cards spectator.co.uk/podcast/will-t…

'Mark Rowley has been active in his stated intention to rid the Met of unsuitable and criminally minded officers who have soiled the Met’s vaunted position as Britain’s premier police service. Cultural change is a marathon, not a sprint.'

✍️ Ian Acheson spectator.co.uk/article/mark-r…

'We need to appreciate that our dependence on technology in general and interconnection in particular currently makes us vulnerable.'

✍️ Mark Galeotti spectator.co.uk/article/why-is…

'Crime fiction offers a balm to our intrinsic animal selves. Instead of doing it, or even countenancing it, we can experience the ultimate illicit thrill of it and disapprove of it all at the same time.'

✍️ Alec Marsh spectator.co.uk/article/why-we…

'Complicating Sunak’s goal of ‘stopping the boats’ is the Hydra-like aspect of the migration crisis: just as arrivals from one country are stopped, another suddenly emerges.'

✍️ James Heale spectator.co.uk/article/sunak-…

Vera Holme and Evelina Haverfield, lovers and fellow suffragettes, risked their lives as nursing staff in the first world war and exposed the absurdity of Edwardian homophobia

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Sunak: the Rwanda scheme is ‘ready’

✍️ James Heale

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'In reality, an Israel-Saudi deal is really an Israel-Saudi-U.S.-Palestinian deal that requires concessions from everybody. It’s in essence a complicated jigsaw puzzle where all the pieces have to fit perfectly into place.'

✍️ Daniel DePetris spectator.co.uk/article/can-jo…

'Fiat 500s were advertised against a backdrop of the Alps, the open motorway, the narrow streets of Central Rome. A beautiful girl (of the Gina Lollobrigida variety) stood up and waved through its open roof like a sex goddess.'

✍️ Robin Ashenden spectator.co.uk/article/a-love…